I've done some benchmarking with 5.3.8 and 5.4Beta2. As benchmark script I took http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_4/Zend/micro_bench.php?view=co
PHP 5.4 is much faster than 5.3.x
results 5.3.8
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=52s1kzMa
results 5.4
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=1AU10Adf
Hardware
CPU: Intel T4200 @2GHz
RAM: 4GB
with 2.2.21?
with fcgid or running as module?
either way, faster is faster and either one would be faster.
Personally, I thought there were still problems with 5.3.8? If so, wish they would focus on fixing those before running ahead on 5.4
Nope raw running on the command line.
php.exe bench.php
suppose had I looked I'd of been able to see that ;)
Rumors tell me that 5.3.9 is coming before 5.4.0. And might come soon.